@enobacon not a huge fan of in-street inductive charging, tend to assume that it will be damaged, plus will my credit cards survive? How about overhead wires with multiple pickups (like we do for "electric trolleys" only multiple so we can pass?)
In the diagram, the overhead wires don't actually need to be separate A/C phases, could just be +/- DC, too.
@enobacon
We at least really need some standard port and charger and a fast charge option ah la ecars and even perhaps the ability to top up via USB C @ 100W or something with a small charger while parked up having a Coffee. I am not carting the huge charger for my Giant to facilitate long rides :(
@enobacon You wouldn't need regen, just push power back onto the inductor grid as you move past the coils. The power would be transferred down the street to someone else who is in need of acceleration. Like leave a penny take a penny but for momentum.
@jpanhans I'm thinking the efficiency + current capacity of onboard capacitors is much greater than peak inductive delivery. The efficiency of inductive charging is not great, as I understand it, but continuous delivery of a low level of power, enough to move someone around at their average load...
@jpanhans what you really want is 1200W to push you up a hill for a minute or two, and somewhere to dissipate roughly that amount of power on the way down so you can keep it below 20-30mph. In my experience in SW Portland, anyway. Currently I can only get -300W of regen, it's not enough.
Add comment